Archive for Category: "Defence & Security"

Iham Aliyev’s Paris visit likely to stoke tensions in France

Iham Aliyev’s Paris visit likely to stoke tensions in France

Tensions prevailed in France, over the planned visit by the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.

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Merger talks between EADS and BAE have entered an “advanced” phase

Merger talks between EADS and BAE have entered an “advanced” phase

Officials from the British defence firm BAE Systems announced yesterday that merger talks between them and representatives from the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) have entered an advanced phase.

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Turkish minister demands more involvement by the French government, to end the diplomatic stalemate in Karabakh

Turkish minister demands more involvement by the French government, to end the diplomatic stalemate in Karabakh

Turkey today demanded that the French government should play a more active role, in diffusing the tense military and diplomatic situation in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Jean-Paul Paloméros appointed as the Commander of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation

Jean-Paul Paloméros appointed as the Commander of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation

The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, John Paul Paloméros will replace fellow Frenchman Stéphane Abrial as the Commander of Allied Command Transformation (NATO-ACT) based in Norfolk, United States.

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France signs new defence deal with the West African nation of Ivory Coast

France signs new defence deal with the West African nation of Ivory Coast

Georges Serre, the French ambassador to the West African nation of Ivory Coast has signed a deal for the commencement of four defence projects this week with Paul Koffi Koffi, the defence minister of his host nation.

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French army transfers the control of the Kapisa province to the Afghan national army

French army transfers the control of the Kapisa province to the Afghan national army

As a part of the planned combat troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the French army today handed over the control of Kapisa province to local Afghan troops.

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